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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 674 

To amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to limit the printing 

of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 30, 2011 

Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. KOHL) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to 

limit the printing of the Congressional Record, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Record 

5 Printing Savings Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ON PRINTING THE CONGRESSIONAL 

7 RECORD. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 44, United 

9 States Code, is amended by striking section 903 and in10 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 903. Congressional Record: daily and permanent 

2 forms 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The public proceedings of each 

4 House of Congress as reported by the Official Reporters, 

5 shall be included in the Congressional Record, which shall 

6 be issued in daily form during each session and shall be 

7 revised and made electronically available promptly, as di8 rected by the Joint Committee on Printing, for distribu9 tion during and after the close of each session of Congress. 

10 The daily and the permanent Record shall bear the same 

11 date, which shall be that of the actual day’s proceedings 

12 reported. 

13 ‘‘(b) PRINTING.—Except as provided under section 

14 906, the Government Printing Office shall not print the 

15 Congressional Record.’’. 

16 (b) LIMITED PRINTING OF THE CONGRESSIONAL

17 RECORD.—Chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, is 

18 amended by striking section 906 and inserting the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘§ 906. Congressional Record: limited printing 

21 ‘‘(a) MINIMUM NUMBER OF COPIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Public Printer shall 

23 determine the minimum number of copies of the 

24 Congressional Record that are necessary to be print25 ed for archival purposes. 

26 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—Not later 

2 than 45 days after the date of enactment of the 

3 Congressional Record Printing Savings Act of 

4 2011, the Public Printer shall submit a report 

5 to Congress on the minimum number deter6 mined under paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(B) MODIFIED NUMBER.—If the Public 

8 Printer modifies the minimum number reported 

9 under subparagraph (A), the Public Printer 

10 shall submit a report to Congress on the modi11 fied minimum number not later than 15 days 

12 after the modification. 

13 ‘‘(b) LIMITED PRINTING.—The Public Printer may 

14 not print more than the minimum number of copies of 

15 the Congressional Record determined under subsection 

16 (a). The Public Printer shall ensure the most cost-effective 

17 printing of the Congressional Record under this section. 

18 ‘‘(c) ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY.—The Government 

19 Printing Office shall make the Congressional Record avail20 able— 

21 ‘‘(1) to the public on the website of the Govern22 ment Printing Office; and 

23 ‘‘(2) in a format which enables the Congres24 sional Record to be downloaded and printed by users 

25 of the website.’’. 


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1 (c) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.—Chapter 9 of title 44, 

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in section 905, in the first sentence, by 

4 striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘inclusion’’; and 

5 (2) by striking sections 909 and 910. 

6 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

7 The table of sections for chapter 9 of title 44, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by striking the item relating to section 906 

10 and inserting the following: 

‘‘906. Congressional Record: limited printing.’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by striking the items relating to sections 

13 909 and 910. 

14 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

15 This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of 

16 enactment of this Act. 

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